Article
Tyramine and octopamine have opposite effects on the locomotion of Drosophila larvae.
Journal of neurobiology - 1 Mar 2004
Saraswati Sudipta, Fox Lyle E, Soll David R, Wu Chun-Fang
Abstract excerpt
Biogenic amines are believed to play important roles in producing behaviors. Although some biogenic amines have been extensively studied in both vertebrates and invertebrates, little is known about the effects of trace amines like tyramine and octopamine. We investigated how trace amines affect behaviors using quantitative morphometric methods on Drosophila Tbetah(nM18) and iav(N) mutants that have altered levels...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
